I had my follow-up appointment with my new doctor yesterday. He is very confident, as am I, that he will be able to help me with all of the symptoms/side effects I have been having.
For treating the symptoms, there will be dietary changes as well as dietary supplements and, of course, exercise.
As far as checking my hormone levels, he has a test that is more comprehensive than a simple blood test. He will be giving me a set of individually packaged cotton swabs. Starting from Day 1 of my period, I will have to swab my mouth once every three days until the beginning of my next period. He said that this is a better indicator of hormone levels since it measures the values throughout the cycle so a pattern can be seen as opposed to the "snap shot" picture that a blood test gives.
I will keep you updated on how things are going.
